state assets
Public sector wealth
State assets are property, resources, and holdings owned by a government rather than private parties.
The term encompasses physical infrastructure like roads and buildings, financial reserves, natural resources, and state-owned enterprises.
In political and economic contexts, state assets often figure in debates about privatization: The government sold off state assets to reduce the national debt.
Misuse of state assets—officials treating public property as their own—is a common form of corruption.
- crown jewelsSovereign's ceremonial treasures
- landEarth's solid surface
- intellectual propertyLegal rights over inventions
- hospitalsInstitutions treating the sick
- patentsExclusive rights to inventions
forests · copyrights · buildings · universities · schools · military bases · treasury bonds · municipal bonds · railways · cultural heritage · airports · power grids · public pensions · roads · trademarks · minerals · natural resources · public lands
state assetsprivate property
Individually owned assets
family wealth · corporate assets · personal assets · private ownership · private wealth
state assetscorporate assets
Property owned by companies
commercial property · business assets · shareholder equity · private equity · venture capital
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